For engineering purposes, soil is defined as

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• For a given soil mass, the void ratio is 0.60, water content is 18% and specific gravity of the soil particles is 2.6. The degree of saturation of the soil is
• The active earth pressure of a soil is defined as the lateral pressure exerted by soil
• The lateral earth pressure exerted by the soil when the retaining wall moves into the soil, is known as
• The net soil pressure is obtained by multiplying the net ultimate bearing capacity of soil to the factor of safety.
• When the particles of soil are oriented 'edge to edge' or 'edge to face' with respect to one another, the soil is said to have
• A soil sample is having a specific gravity of 2.60 and a void ratio of 0.78. The water content in percentage required to fully saturate the soil at that void ratio will be
• When water content in a soil is reduced beyond the shrinkage limit, the soil will be in a
• The maximum water content of a saturated soil at which a reduction in its moisture does not cause a decrease in volume of the soil, is called
• If the pores of a soil are completely full of air only, the soil is said to be
• A sample of soil has liquid limit 45%, plastic limit 25%, shrinkage limit 17% and natural moisture content 30%. The consistency index of the soil is